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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1899
Page
6
Dr B Shomiber states daily diet depends on occupation. For the working man the base plan includes meat bread fats potatoes milk eggs cheese with adjustments for mental work. more cereals and fruits aid brain activity, while too much muscle food without brain foods causes sluggishness.
Annie Poetler seeks relief from a marriage to her uncle Harris Poetler declared forced and exploitative. She details a 1887 Altoona wedding set by deceit in Hebrew, with a 70 year old groom who later refused to let her leave. She bears a child and endures poverty as he boasted wealth while giving little support.
In Baltimore Oct 9 Miss Bertha Jwemmer of Dayton Ohio created a scene aboard the North German Lloyd liner while inspecting baggage. She recovered 95 cents and claimed personal property was hidden in a silver box nearby. The incident prompted questions about seizure and revenue.
Albertina Croma eloped with best man August Minca on Sept. 24 after marrying John Croma in Thomaston. They fled to New York, spending her money before Minca vanished. Croma’s husband forgives her but hopes to find Minca as his wife’s memory returns and concern over her health grows.
The article notes a large jubilee in Cincinnati next week with 10 000 attendees from worldwide. The Woman's Board of Missions, a major unit with 40 000 US members, operates from Indianapolis and runs home and foreign missions. Officers listed include President Mrs E Burgess, Secretary Miss Lois A White, and Junior Work Superintendent Miss Mattie E Pounds, Irvington, highlighting that women run the society without male assistance.
Both parties court new citizens filing declarations in county and U S court clerks offices since September. List includes Russians, Germans, Greeks, Irish, Swedes, Italians, Canadians, Swiss, Poles, Austrians and others led by Sam Abrammospitz and Emil Elsner with dozens of others awaiting naturalization.
NEW YORK Oct 7 German consul general at New York August Fiegel resigned and will henceforth reside in Germany. It is believed that Carl Grotz, consul at Chicago, will succeed as consul.
Union station officials describe the welcome given to Rev. Cc C Lasby returning from summer vacation. He appeared unkempt and weary, attracting attention only as a hotel runner approached offering help with his baggage and asking if he sought a cheap hotel.
Gen Jas O Beirne declines detailed remarks on his commission as commissioner extraordinary for the South African Republic. He acknowledges the appointment but says he has not received full instructions and offers no opinion on U S recognition.
The piece laments football's rise to primacy over academics, noting players praised for ten-yard gains and bruises over Virgil and Calculus. It traces football’s reach from colleges to high schools and even kindergartens, with campuses like Yale and Indiana cited and many schools predicting varied fortunes for the season.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to ease teething pain, soften gums, cure wind colic, and act as the best remedy for Garrhes at twenty five cents per bottle.
An admirer sent Willie Collier a bulldog from Buffalo with a note to return it if unwanted. Collier instructed his secretary to write thanks and regret, then refused the dog himself. The owner received a polite, elaborate reply explaining such rejections need not reflect merit.
Sam B. Cook confirms no move of national headquarters to Washington. Chicago remains base for Democratic Ways and Means. Jones and Judge Johnson are due Tuesday. political notes from CHICAGO dated Oct 7. The Plow Boy Preacher Rev Kirkman touts One Minute Cough Cure for bronchial ailments.
A compact page of trade notices lists imitations of rock-faced stone for old brick buildings and neckbands on shirts free. It also advertises Progress Laundry with Tel 1121, White and Featherstone at 332 EL Washington St offering shop-worn wheels, a full meal for 10c at a business lunch from 10 am to 2 pm, and Ormonde at 16 W Pearl St. Do Not Forget Union Co operative Laundry with 1269, selling out harness and trunks by Wm. Vanderpool at 22 S Meridian St. Enterprise Steam Laundry proclaims family washing with phone 0L.
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